the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Trek Stars Go West’
When Gene Roddenberry tried to explain to NBC execs that his new show Star Trek would be “Wagon Train to the stars,” he had some evidence to back himself up…
Month: December 2010
trailer break: ‘The Beaver’
Huh. Interesting metaphor. A beaver redeems an apparently irredeemable asshole. Can The Beaver redeem Mel Gibson’s reputation? Will audiences stay away simply because it’s Mel Gibson? Or do we have so short a collective memory that no one will even remember what a jerk Mel Gibson has recently shown himself to be? Or will we remember but not care?
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: there *is* a shark in the Christmas special!
I knew I saw a shark in that preview. Now Matt Smith says we should ”expect Jaws with a twist”…
creeping fascism: Wikileaks’ Julian Assange arrested in London
I find it totally fascinating that Interpol — who had Assange on its most-wanted list — has begun to take such an interest in simple rape cases. I look forward, in fact, to all the governments that have been involved in pursuing and prosecuting Assange for rape taking this crime so seriously from now on…
watch it: “Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes – The Joy of Stats – BBC Four”
A fabulous organization of a lot of complex information… and a bit of optimism for the future toward the end, which is very welcome.
question of the day: What films are the most inappropriately rated?
Bashing the MPAA is always fun, and I will never miss an opportunity to do so. So let’s join the party A.V. Club started yesterday with their list of the 15 most egregious MPAA screwups. In a piece entitled “This film is questionably rated,” they began with the film Once…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: TARDIS murphy bed
I’d like to go to bed with the Doctor, but not like this…
watch it: “Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks”
From TED Talks, July 2010, but the cables recently released are mentioned here… though Assange says Wikileaks had not received them. So he’s either lying, for whatever reason, or Wikileaks hadn’t received them at this point. He aso talks about “legitmate secrets” and what should be released.
to give or to keep: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’: Vol. XIX Limited Edition
This is the best MST3K gift set yet, and not just because it includes a six-inch-tall, startlingly lifelike figurine of Gypsy, the robot stranded spaceman Joel Robinson created to run his orbital life raft.
trailer break: ‘Biutiful’
A new film from director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and star Javier Bardem can only mean two things: serious art and awards buzz.
